The National Sport School ( NSS ) is a public high school (secondary school) in Calgary , Alberta which teaches grades 8 through 12. In partnership with Winsport Canada, the school was created to support student athletes with Olympic potential. Developmental and competitive athletes (current and potential) are able to train and travel internationally, while staying in school. It was founded in 1994 as the first national sport school in the country.
11-643: In 2003, NSS moved from its prior location at William Aberhart High School , into the northwest corner of the building housing Ernest Manning High School . In September 2011, the NSS moved from Ernest Manning to Canada Olympic Park in the Athletic & Ice Complex due to the old Ernest Manning location closing for LRT construction. The National Sport School is now located in the Markin MacPhail Centre at WinSport , next to training centers, ice rinks, and
22-579: A "Darfur week" in the 2008-2009 school year. Aberhart's school paper that publishes bi-weekly throughout the school year. The paper mainly covers athletics, student opinions, and school events. The Advocate is the most published student newspaper in western Canada. The Advocate was Aberhart's school arts and literature magazine which was published exclusively by students on a regular basis. It featured mainly poems and photography, but also included short stories, among other things. Its publication schedule depended entirely on how many submissions they received from
33-672: A national and international level, competing and performing at a variety of venues, as well as taking in local music, such as excursions to the Berlin Philharmonic, amongst others. The school's music program has yielded several promising young musicians, including Mark Ahenda who premiered his own composition, Miserere Nobis, at the 2010 final concert. William Aberhart High School has the largest youth debate union in western Canada. The debate team has been highly successful, winning many competitions in Calgary, Alberta and Canada as
44-478: A school setting where the school district does no longer competitions. The school is physically located to be sufficiently close to major sports facilities within Calgary, many of which were built for the 1988 Winter Olympics held in Calgary. CODA was the organization that ran those Olympics, and their support for the school, is intended to be part of the legacy of those games (along with the sports facilities). This section may include current and past students of
55-629: A whole. Students from Aberhart's debate union have been selected many times to not only represent Aberhart, but also Alberta at the national level. On an international level, Aberhart has placed in the top five in events such as the European Schools Debating Championships, North American / Oxford Cup Debate Championships, Oxford Union Schools Debating Competition, International Independent Schools Public Speaking Championships, World Individual Debating and Public Speaking Championships, Pan American Debate Championships, and
66-608: Is located at 3009 Morley Trail NW. The school contains 54 classrooms, two gymnasiums, a fitness centre, a multi-media library resource centre, and specialized areas for music, and art. It also plays host to a debate union. Other school activities and clubs include the largest high school Model United Nations team in Calgary; the most frequently published school newspaper in Southern Alberta, The Advocate ; an independent students' media magazine, The Iconographer ; an environmentally active organization, Destination Conservation;
77-531: Is part of the Action for Bright Children Society . The fine arts program at William Aberhart High School consists of several groups: All of the school's ensembles and bands frequently achieve superior ratings at the Kiwanis Music Festival. Aberhart's symphonic band is one of both Calgary and Alberta's top ranking high school ensembles. The Concert Choir and Symphonic Band both travel, at both
88-554: The Calgary Gymnastics Centre. An athlete's schedule is handled, by allowing students to enter or exit the program throughout the year, without losing credit for work already done (which would occur in a normal 2x5-month semester program). There is a low student-teacher ratio, for added attention. Also, on average, students have access to three computers each, including laptops. Students can remotely stay in contact with their teachers, even when away on holidays in
99-571: The Student Outreach Society, a peer support group; a bilingual club, Immersion en Action; and many others. Until 2005, the east side of the third floor was populated by the National Sports School of Canada . They have since moved west to Canada Olympic Park . William Aberhart High School offers a French Immersion program. Several special programs offered by William Aberhart High School include: The school
110-564: The World Schools Debating Championships. A student run club that makes its focus on raising awareness in humanitarianism. The club is composed of a group of compassionate students desiring to make a difference in world crisis and injustice. So far the club has run campaigns on clean water, human rights in Burma, and homeless shelter relief during the 2007-2008 school year. Social Amnesty also organized and hosted
121-589: The school (whether they graduated or not). Athletes who have attended the school and competed for Canada at the 2006 Winter Olympics : William Aberhart High School William Aberhart High School is a public senior high school in Calgary , Alberta , Canada , which teaches grades 10, 11, and 12. It is operated by the Calgary Board of Education . It is a comprehensive English and French Immersion school of 1300 students. William Aberhart High School
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